GMCDP News

Disability News Service are seeking claimants to take legal cases over PIP dishonesty. 

A leading discrimination lawyer has said he may be able to take legal cases on behalf of PIP claimants who believe that the healthcare professionals who carried out their face-to-face assessments did not honestly report the results of those assessments.

The cases would be taken under the Equality Act, but crucially the assessment must have happened in the last six months, for legal reasons

Part of The Lowry’s Week 53 Festival, MADHOUSE re:exit will be staged throughout the hidden passages beneath Barton Arcade, 17-26th May 2018.

They will take audience members on a wondrous adventure underground, creating an immersive theatrical experience in a powerful expression of what it is like to live with a learning disability today.

Trafford Centre for Independent Living have some current job vacancies

Deaf Support Worker

Hours: 17.5 hours per week essential, to be worked in accordance with the requirements of the contracted service.

Salary: £11.45 per hour

Contract: Fixed Term Contract, initially until March 2019

Closing Date: Noon 30 April 2018

Life Coach

There is now a full detailed report from the recent Members meeting and Defiant Lives screening held at the Anthony Burgess Foundation.

The report now has its own webpage here

From KIDS

Young disabled people and employment!

Are you a young disabled person aged between 16-24? Would you give us your views on employment in this survey?

The Big Lottery Fund, along with various Govt departments, are building a funding stream to help "those young people furthest from employment" find ways into, and sustain, valuable employment.

KIDS recently attended a consultation on what this funding stream should aim to do - how might the funds be used to best effect for example.

Volunteer board members wanted

About The Freedom Farm Concept

From Greater Manchester Law Centre

The Greater Manchester Law Centre, Disabled People Against the Cuts and Acorn tenants’ union have jointly issued a campaign demand: no one should face eviction as a result of delays to Universal Credit payments. GMCDP have added a supporting statement

GMCDP recently did an interview with Now Then magazine's David Ewing. This is the first part of the interview which will be concluded in next month's issue. Thank you to Now Then magazine for taking the time to interview us.

-

GMCDP hosted a community screening of Defiant Lives on Tuesday 20th March at the Antony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. We thought it was important that disabled people got the opportunity to see this film, as it documents the rise of the disabled people’s movement in Britain, Australia and America.

GMCDP felt that given that the film focussed on our history as a Disabled People’s Movement, it was also a great opportunity to get members together and have our first members meeting in a few years.  

OHMI presents

An event for 7-107 year olds specialised for those with upper limb impairments. You too can play music

Come and try a range of adapted musical instruments

All are welcome, whether you have played an instrument before or not

At: Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9RD

To book your place, please email: rachel@ohmi.org.uk

Sunday 15th April 2018 1.30 - 4.30pm